2016 Ford Fusion Power Train Problems
- 113
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 113 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- shifter cable · 20 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- notified failure · 14 records
- shift cable · 13 records
- power train · 12 records
- park position · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
When i'm going down hill at high speeds , the transmission down shift very hard when i apply the brake at all. It sounds like a very loud revving. Once i press the accelerator again it goes back to normal. It's very concerning , my car has 59,000 mile on it and dealer says they couldn't feel anything, well that probably because they didn't drive it down hill.
ODI 11309405
Power Train
Got in the parked vehicle and the display on the dash said the vehicle was in neutral but shifter was in park and would not move. The transmission linkage bushing had failed and the cable was no longer connected to transmission. This is a known recall issue for this model. Dealership advised the recall does not apply to my vin and i am responsible for repairs.
ODI 11291950
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. After parking the vehicle, the transmission shifter remained locked in the park position. The cause of the failure was not determined. Malloy ford (2070 seminole dtrl, chancellorsville, va) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer provided case number: cac 2521533. The failure mileage was 53,000.
ODI 11290293
Power Train
Vehicle slamming into gear while attempting to reverse. Harsh and delayed shifting by the transmission between park/reverse/drive. Occurs when the vehicle is at a complete stop with the brake pressed. Vehicle also failing to downshift to a lower gear after slowing down.
ODI 11307624
Power Train
Vehicle gear shifter shows vehicle is in park, but the dash light for neutral is illuminated. Vehicle states transmission is not in park when ignition is turned off and vehicle rolls. Ford motor company chose a recall on 2016 ford fusion with a 6-speed automatic transmission which is the vehicle i own. When entered vin number into system it shows no recall. But recall number 18s20 shows it is valid on my vehicle…
ODI 11271068
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. After shifting into park and shutting off the engine, the vehicle suddenly rolled backwards. The dashboard display indicated that the transmission was in reverse; however, the shifter was in the park position. The vehicle was towed to mccluskey chevrolet(9673 kings auto mall, cincinnati, oh) where it was diagnosed that the shift cable was fractured. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11271031
Power Train
2016 fusion was in park turned off, started as normal, put it in r to back out of a parking spot, pressed break pedal to shift into d but my vehicle got stuck in r then shut off on its own. Put my shifter in p but the light on my dash still reflected that it was in r throwing the error message "transmission not in park", along with other random error msgs, exp: stabilitrac, traction control, advancetrac, engine hot…
ODI 11269510
Power Train
Owner of vehicle was driving home from school in manhattan. He proceeded onto the 59th street bridge ramp when vehicle lost power and shut off.. He then put the vehicle in park and restarted.. When he shifted out of park, 'vehicle not in park illuminated on the dashboard notification.. Light illuminated in all gear selections besides park and neutral. Vehicle would not drive forward or in reverse and eventually had…
ODI 11270894
Power Train
6 speed automatic transmission failed with 60849 miles on the vehicle. Transmission was put in reverse and whole vehicle started shaking. Vehicle drove in drive position. I drove to safe place and had vehicle towed to a ford dealer. Dealer found metal shavings and black transmission fluid in transmission. Replaced planetary ring gears and bearing assembly-thrust .
ODI 11282430
Power Train
Recall 19s16 (transmission linkage failure) has affected my car and made it unsafe and unreliable. The vehicle will not go into park or shift gears. Bartow ford states that they can not fix the issue in an appropriate amount of time. I have to wait 7 days until they will repair the issue
ODI 11252162
Power Train
I pulled in to a parking spot and shifted my vehicle into p (park), took my foot off of the brake an it started moving. I looked at the gear shift and it was on p (park), but the display showed s (standard) which i was not using at all. I had to turn the key to off to stop the vehicle. Then it would not start and it rolled backwards while off.
ODI 11252352
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The car said it was in park and the backup camera was on and it broke the shifter cable
ODI 11246281
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
2016 ford fusion making loud rattling noise from engine. No check engine light ever came on, but ford saying engine is catastrophic engine failure. Connecting rod in piston broke loose. How does no check engine light ever come on? This could have killed me on the highway. How does a 3 year old car with 128,000 (mostly highway) miles go into catastrophic engine failure? Car has been meticulously maintained.
ODI 11243664
Power Train
I received a recall notice in may regarding the transmission shifter cable. This part has now broke on my vehicle and ford is not willing to do anything to fix my vehicle. The vehicle is currently at my local ford dealership who is wanting to charge me $500 to replace the shifter cable. I have spoke with fords corporate office and they tell me there is nothing they can do at this time.
ODI 11244018
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v362000(power train). On one occasion, when the vehicle was started, the contact was unable to maneuver the vehicle out of park. The vehicle was left at the scene of the failure. The contact called an unknown dealer and was informed that a remedy was not available. The manufacturer was notified of…
ODI 11242851
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. While the vehicle was in park, it began to reverse on its own. The contact began to panic and applied full pressure to the brake pedal. The contact called the fire department and kept the brake pedal depressed to prevent the vehicle from rolling into traffic. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v362000(power train). The manufacturer was notified…
ODI 11242702
Power Train
I went to put my vehicle in park and upon turning off the car it began to roll forward when i took my foot off the brake when exiting the car. I immediately jumped back in and hit the emergency brake and the car stopped before hitting a tree. I went to turn the car back on and the dash displayed ' transmission not in park' and showed it being in reverse when the shifter was in fact in the parked position. Had to…
ODI 11233609
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. While the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to shift into reverse; however, the gear failed to shift out of neutral. The contact manually pushed the vehicle down a hill and, after several attempts, was able to shift into drive. The contact managed to drive home. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v362000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or…
ODI 11230232
Power Train
I was traveling on the highway at high speed of 50mph. My dash went blank with no warning and vehicle started jerking. I was terrified because i couldn't tell my speed after a while the vehicle sped up. I had to lower my gear to stop the vehicle
ODI 11229507
Power Train
On tuesday (july 2nd) morning i backed my car out of the garage and into the residential street. I stopped approx. 4-5 feet past my mailbox - enough for my car door to clear - to get my mail. I put the car in park, got out of the car, opened the mailbox and was getting the mail when the car hit me and knocked me down. It was moving in reverse. The residential street is pretty level. I got up and tried to catch it…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11230186
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
When driving on city streets, the ford fusion jerks hard and sputters when it changes gears (automatic transmission). When accelerating on the highway the vehicle will jerk hard upon pressing down on the gas pedal. During deceleration, when exiting the highway, from speeds of 70 mph to 35 mph, the vehicle will also sputter and jerk from the gears changing. The vehicle was taken in to a ford motor company service…
ODI 11258520
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. After exiting the vehicle and placing the gear shifter into park, the vehicle rolled forward. The vehicle was towed to longmont ford (located at [redacted], longmont, co 80501, [redacted]), but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the shifter cable detached from the gear shifter lever. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11220864
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall, when stationary and shifting from park to drive it is very harsh and grinds (it sounds like metal on metal),, then from reverse to drive it grinds even more.
ODI 11221911
Power Train
'takata recall' i was driving to a friends house and as i was pulling in their driveway to park. I push my gear to park but my car goes in reverse gear when i put it in to park gear and so i tried to move my gear shift to the gear i wanted but it wouldn't move any more. So i cut my car off and when i cut it off it kept rolling forward so i just pulled my emergency brake and left it as is.
ODI 11218315
Power Train
Ford fusion shifter cable recall: my family and i were almost in a horrible accident on 6/3/19 due to this recall that i had no clue about. I was reversing out of a parking spot in a busy shopping strip and my car wouldn't shift to drive. It appeared to shift, i could move the gear but it actually didn't shift. It kept reversing and i almost backed up into a car. I immediately slammed on the brakes and attempted to…
ODI 11219642